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that is rebekah brooks, who dined with murdoch tonight. she was editor while many of the crimes were committed. 270 people lost their jobs this weekend. she stayed. but murdococmay lose a huge business deal. his plan to take 100% control of britain's b-sky-b satellite network. this scandal has highlighted what many in britain consider a near monopoly by murdoch companies. 40% of the papers sold in this country including the fabled "times" and "sunday times" are owned by murdoch companies. his holdings stretch around the world. in the u.s., he owns two of the most influential newspapers, book publishing, "avatar," his. 20th century fox. fox news and, yes, fox tv, owner of "the simpsons." >> i own 60% of that. >> all right, break it up, boys. >> i suppose you don't like tabloid newspapers, either. >> reporter: news corporation, the company he controls, is headquarteted in new york. his challenge now is to keep the taint that's poisoned his british holdings from infecting his holdings around the world. jeffrey kofman, abc news, london. >>> we
that is rebekah brooks, who dined with murdoch tonight. she was editor while many of the crimes were committed. 270 people lost their jobs this weekend. she stayed. but murdococmay lose a huge business deal. his plan to take 100% control of britain's b-sky-b satellite network. this scandal has highlighted what many in britain consider a near monopoly by murdoch companies. 40% of the papers sold in this country including the fabled "times" and "sunday times" are owned by...
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it is now threatening to do the same to some of rupert murdoch's top deputies. in left knee done this morning with more is elizabeth palmer. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. one of the main lines of inquiry is going to try to determine whether senior officers of murd murdoch's company knew of or were involved in unethical or especially illegal activity. mobbed by reporters in london, rupert murdoch battled through reporters to have lunch with rebecca brooks. there is a scramble inside the media empire to control toxic fallout from "the news of the world" hacking scandal, which could start making waves in the u.s. >> there's also the issue of did it happen here? "the news of the world" has lots and lots of reporters at any given time on the ground in the u.s. many of its stories, particularly many of its celebrity stories are datelined here. >> reporter: the scandal broke last week with the case of millie dauer. her parents and others discovered that personal voice messages had been hack ed by nes of the journalists hunting for stories. in 2007, a secret
it is now threatening to do the same to some of rupert murdoch's top deputies. in left knee done this morning with more is elizabeth palmer. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. one of the main lines of inquiry is going to try to determine whether senior officers of murd murdoch's company knew of or were involved in unethical or especially illegal activity. mobbed by reporters in london, rupert murdoch battled through reporters to have lunch with rebecca brooks. there is a scramble...
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still release says rupert murdoch has now lost his long standing in unity among britain's political elite. i think something changed this week you know for decades british prime ministers have been on the needs to the to the murdoch press because they knew that when the sun which is his main daily newspaper here in britain when the sun supported a british politician running for prime ministership you know they won it and then you'd find in the next day you'd find that prime minister reading the sun looking like an idiot saying well the sun got me elected i mean so you've got this demeaning of british democracy is that ministering of democracy really which the murdoch press was at but part of it but i think it was after a silence as well because important people needed the murdoch press and they couldn't be they couldn't attack it because of that and i think a line was crossed rupert murdoch has a very finely tuned business brain he has a lot of things going on now one of them is to purchase the largest satellite network in britain called the sky b. and that decision is about to be approve
still release says rupert murdoch has now lost his long standing in unity among britain's political elite. i think something changed this week you know for decades british prime ministers have been on the needs to the to the murdoch press because they knew that when the sun which is his main daily newspaper here in britain when the sun supported a british politician running for prime ministership you know they won it and then you'd find in the next day you'd find that prime minister reading the...
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for the last time its final edition was apologetic but defiant after being hastily closed by rupert murdoch this week embattled the media mogul flew to london to take charge of the crisis which engulfed in the paper and its parent company news international its acclaimed journalists hacked the phones of murder victims and dead soldiers families police made a number of arrests on friday putting a former editor of the paper who has also served as the prime minister's press chief media analyst phil reese says rupert murdoch has now lost his long standing in unity among britain's political elite. i think something changed this week you know for decades british prime ministers have been on their knees to the to the murdoch press because they knew that when the sun which is his main daily newspaper here in britain when the sun supported a british politician running for prime ministership you know they won it and then you find a next day you find that prime minister reading the sun looking like an idiot saying well the sun got me elected i mean so you've got this demeaning of british democracy is
for the last time its final edition was apologetic but defiant after being hastily closed by rupert murdoch this week embattled the media mogul flew to london to take charge of the crisis which engulfed in the paper and its parent company news international its acclaimed journalists hacked the phones of murder victims and dead soldiers families police made a number of arrests on friday putting a former editor of the paper who has also served as the prime minister's press chief media analyst...
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rue bert murdoch, the paper's owner, is deep in damage control. >> reporter: rupert murdoch arrived in london, conspicuously reading a copy of his notorious cameras, then smiled for the cameras as he went out for dinner with rebekah brooks his embattled ceo. the scandal has cost him one of his most profitable papers. staff leaving "news of the world" for the last time put a brave face on the murdoch decision to shut it down. the "news of the world" was the best selling newspaper in britain, a cheeky blend of skin, scandal and gotcha journalism, for people who loved seeing the rich and powerful taken down a rich or two, but not families touched by grief. the "news of the world" is under police investigation for hacking into voice mails belonging to relatives of fallen soldiers and a murdered teenager. journalists also hacked into the phones of celebrities who found out and sued. it was james, rupert murdoch's son and heir apparent who authorized a reported million-dollar out of court settlement to at least one of the hacking victims. this week, he admitted it was a mistake. >> i acted o
rue bert murdoch, the paper's owner, is deep in damage control. >> reporter: rupert murdoch arrived in london, conspicuously reading a copy of his notorious cameras, then smiled for the cameras as he went out for dinner with rebekah brooks his embattled ceo. the scandal has cost him one of his most profitable papers. staff leaving "news of the world" for the last time put a brave face on the murdoch decision to shut it down. the "news of the world" was the best selling...
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who dined with murdoch. she was editor while many of the crimes were committed. 270 people lost their jobs this weekend. she stayed. but murdoch may lose a huge business deal. his plan to take 100% control of britain's b sky b satellite network. this scandal has highlighted what many in britain have considered to be a near monopoly by murdoch companies. 40% of the papers sold in this country, including the fabled "times" and "sunday times" are owned by murdoch companies. his holdings stretch around the world. in the u.s. he owns two of the most influential newspapers. book publishing. avatar, his. 20th century fox. fox news. and yes, fox tv. owner of "the simpsons." >> i own 60% of that, nitwit! >> all right, break it up, boys. >> i suppose you don't like tabloid newspapers either. >> reporter: news corporation, the company he controls, is headquartered in new york. his challenge now is to keep the taint that's poisoned his british holdings from infecting his holdings around the world. jeffrey kofman, abc ne
who dined with murdoch. she was editor while many of the crimes were committed. 270 people lost their jobs this weekend. she stayed. but murdoch may lose a huge business deal. his plan to take 100% control of britain's b sky b satellite network. this scandal has highlighted what many in britain have considered to be a near monopoly by murdoch companies. 40% of the papers sold in this country, including the fabled "times" and "sunday times" are owned by murdoch companies. his...
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murdoch biographer michael wolff: >> james murdoch wrote the initial checks to the people who were suing the company. and the question that investigators are asking now, are they settlement checks or are they hush money checks? >> reporter: only a week ago, rupert murdoch and his powerful family business looked unassailable. not any more. elizabeth palmer, cbs news, london. >> mitchell: in news above the alexander vin oh company rvo world, the shuttle "atlantis" docked with the international space station today, 240 miles above the pacific. nasa officials are watching a piece of space junk that might come close to the shuttle tuesday just as the astronauts are scheduled to make a space walk. later, too many distractions. a boss says enough to texting and e-mailing on the job. jobless teens are finding profit in their own start-up businesses. and the growing famine in africa that's putting millions of lives at risk. those stories and more when the "cbs evening news" continues. seo and this is my cvs. we look out for patients by offering care 1 on 1. we help them save money with generic pr
murdoch biographer michael wolff: >> james murdoch wrote the initial checks to the people who were suing the company. and the question that investigators are asking now, are they settlement checks or are they hush money checks? >> reporter: only a week ago, rupert murdoch and his powerful family business looked unassailable. not any more. elizabeth palmer, cbs news, london. >> mitchell: in news above the alexander vin oh company rvo world, the shuttle "atlantis"...
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well, the paper had a particular symbolic significance for rupert murdoch. it was the first british newspaper he bought in 1969 and the cornerstone of what became a huge media empire stretching from the united states to australia. >>> the current scandal from 2005. the palace suspected people were listening in on the voice mails of prince william and other royal staff. in 2006, august, metropolitan police arrested "the news of the world's" correspondent clive goodman. and this man, private investigator glenn molcave. no one was implicated and the british police faced criticism for their inquirinquiry. "the news of the world"'s editor resigns. in july of 2007 and they appointed media advisor to the then leader of the opposition, david cameron, the prime minister. in 2009, the guardian revealed senior staff from "news of the world" knew that reporters were illegally hacking messages. sienna miller and star hugh grant. but london's metropolitan police chose not to relaunch their investigation. focus in on two people, prime minister david cameron with the phone
well, the paper had a particular symbolic significance for rupert murdoch. it was the first british newspaper he bought in 1969 and the cornerstone of what became a huge media empire stretching from the united states to australia. >>> the current scandal from 2005. the palace suspected people were listening in on the voice mails of prince william and other royal staff. in 2006, august, metropolitan police arrested "the news of the world's" correspondent clive goodman. and...
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i mean, there has been no direct apology from rupert murdoch. there was an apology in the news of the world before it closed down in its last edition. this just keeps getting bigger and bigger, the "daley mirror" reporting that they tried to get contact numbers of those killed in 9/11. the evening paper in london's headlines were that the queen's police, protection officers sold the queen's phone details to "the news of the world." if that's the case, it goes to show that no one, it appears, was immune from this hacking scandal. all the way from the queen of england to victims of 9/11 to victims of crime here to politicians and hollywood stars and celebrities. this talk of between 4,000 and 6,000 people having been targeted by this tabloid newspaper. it is pretty incredible stuff. we are waiting. there is going to be some statements in the house of commons behind me. so we may get some more information. it certainly seems an incredible story and one that may spread to other newspapers as well. that's the important thing to realize. it might not
i mean, there has been no direct apology from rupert murdoch. there was an apology in the news of the world before it closed down in its last edition. this just keeps getting bigger and bigger, the "daley mirror" reporting that they tried to get contact numbers of those killed in 9/11. the evening paper in london's headlines were that the queen's police, protection officers sold the queen's phone details to "the news of the world." if that's the case, it goes to show that no...
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the case of britain not only are they lax with financial terrorism but now is lax with murdoch who is the dog poop of major media yet but i maintain that we actually don't have governments max that these regulators are not operating on behalf of the people because they are actually are only a wing of those corporations who they're allegedly regulating is just a facade for the people there is no such thing as government in our world today no not in a club talk r.c. you can rightfully refer to the people sitting in those offices as a government you know you're right of course when moody's downgraded portugal by for not just to junk. spreads on irish debt bood and irish begged to buy fridges to boost economy so the eleven ten year bonds rose to record amid increasing speculation that the nation's credit rating may join greece and portugal being downgraded to junk and the only thing that could rescue them they're saying is consumers but the consumer savings rate is over twelve percent look this is a complete disconnect between what a sound economic policy should be and the benefits or har
the case of britain not only are they lax with financial terrorism but now is lax with murdoch who is the dog poop of major media yet but i maintain that we actually don't have governments max that these regulators are not operating on behalf of the people because they are actually are only a wing of those corporations who they're allegedly regulating is just a facade for the people there is no such thing as government in our world today no not in a club talk r.c. you can rightfully refer to...
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. >>> billionaire rupert murdoch is in crisis mode. he's now in london where a tabloid scandal is threateningn his media empire. his paper news of thor good yes. folded for good yesterday. brought down by revelations that reporters hacked into systeml system to get their famously sensational stories. outrage over this scandal is likely to derail his latest megadeal. for a british tv s svice. >>> so today's 7/11. therefore, guess which convenience store is offering a free promotion. 7-eleven is giving away slurpees. >> how about that? i like the cherry flavor. mixed with a little cola. >>> all right, at the box office, transformers -- dark of the moon held on to the top spot. after its second weekend, it took in $261 million. transformers added $47 million this weekend. horrible bosses had a pretty strong debut with $28 million. zookeeper was in third with the $21 million. >> a re-life counterpart to george clooney's character from the movie up in the air, he wanted to hit 10 million miles. tom stuker did that. it took him 29 years and
. >>> billionaire rupert murdoch is in crisis mode. he's now in london where a tabloid scandal is threateningn his media empire. his paper news of thor good yes. folded for good yesterday. brought down by revelations that reporters hacked into systeml system to get their famously sensational stories. outrage over this scandal is likely to derail his latest megadeal. for a british tv s svice. >>> so today's 7/11. therefore, guess which convenience store is offering a free...
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owner rupert murdoch shutting the paper down in the wake of a hacking scandal. now there's a report in another british tabloid saying staffers at "news of the world" attempted to hack the phones of 9/11 victims. >>> pakistan is defiant in the obama administration to withhold $800 million in military aid. pakistan telling washington, in effect, keep your money. we don't want it. >>> back to the bargaining table for the president and congressional leaders. they've agreed to meet around the clock, if necessary, to reach a deal on raising the debt ceiling. the president says the deal must be done within nine days or america could default on its debts. >>> tracking space debris at the international space station and the shuttle "atlantis." nasa is saying it's not a threat and no diversions will be needed to avoid the space junk. they say it's debris from a 1970s satellite. >>> the midwest and southern states in the gripping heat. facing heat advisories. temperature temperatures could top 105 degrees. cities in four states, missouri, oklahoma, tennessee and indiana co
owner rupert murdoch shutting the paper down in the wake of a hacking scandal. now there's a report in another british tabloid saying staffers at "news of the world" attempted to hack the phones of 9/11 victims. >>> pakistan is defiant in the obama administration to withhold $800 million in military aid. pakistan telling washington, in effect, keep your money. we don't want it. >>> back to the bargaining table for the president and congressional leaders. they've...
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rupert murdoch rushed to london to try to contain the damage. while he arrived he was reading the last news of the world. the paper that helped establish what is now a $33 billion global empire. the paper he decided he had to kill. his empire now under siege because in its pursuit of sensational stories, "the news of the world" crossed the line into criminal activity. the public has lost faith. >> i think it does need to go for what it's done. >> reporter: rebekah brooks was editor a decade ago when many of the alleged crimes were committed. she gets to keep her job. and so does james murdoch who runs the british arm of the company. he, too, said it wasn't his fault. >> i acted on the advice of executives and lawyers with a completion investigation. >> reporter: as s e ultimate boss, james could face prosecution under u.s. and british business law. if convicted, jail time. >> while brooks and james murdoch knew about it or not, they're still responsible for what goes on their watch. it only adds to the misery that rupert murdoch's got to deal wi
rupert murdoch rushed to london to try to contain the damage. while he arrived he was reading the last news of the world. the paper that helped establish what is now a $33 billion global empire. the paper he decided he had to kill. his empire now under siege because in its pursuit of sensational stories, "the news of the world" crossed the line into criminal activity. the public has lost faith. >> i think it does need to go for what it's done. >> reporter: rebekah brooks...